Somali National Oil Company (SONOC) |
Document | 2016

Somalia, Somali National Oil Company (SONOC) Regulation (2016), whereby SONOC is established as the government-owned company to represent the commercial interest of Somalia and boost downstream activities. Article 2 of the regulation statest that SONOC shall have its head office in Mogadishu and ma...

Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
URL | 2017

This is the official website of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum is headquartered in Kabul with regional offices in other parts of the country. Afghanistan has over 1400 mineral fields, containing barite, chromite, coal, ...

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies |
Document | 2016

This paper investigates China’s loans to other countries in exchange for oil. Beijing has sought to hedge against supply disruptions and ensure a steady flow of oil supplies by supporting its national oil companies’ (NOCs) investments in oil and gas fields overseas, as well as by offering loans to p...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
Document | 2007

This paper argues Kazakhstan's National Oil and Gas Company "Kazmunaigaz" is more likely to become a model for other post­Soviet National Oil Companies than any other company, largely due to its development strategy being both more forward looking and better articulated than that of its counterparts...

Republic of Tajikistan |
URL | 2017

This is the website of the Ministry of Energy and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan, which is the central Ministry for all petroleum, coal and other forms of energy generation, distrubution and retail in Tajikistan.

Natural Resource Governance Institute |
Document | 2015

This briefing gives an overview of the different structures of state participation and an introduction to the governance/management of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Furthermore, it offer questions and strategies for effective parliamentary oversight of SOEs. State participation in oil, gas and min...

People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Document | 1976

This Ordinance establishes the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and regulates its functions, powers and internal organization and external relationships. It was repealed by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Act 2016.

Adam Smith International |
Document | 2017

This table provides an overview of the foundation of national oil companies (NOCs) in chronological order, as described in the “The history of the National Oil Company” section of the “National Oil Companies (NOCs)” topic on the Extractives Hub.

Natural Resource Governance Institute |
Document | 2015

This paper describes the benefits and challenges of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the extractive sector. Many countries create SOEs that focus on the extractive sector with hopes of building the country’s capacity to participate in the lucrative field of resource extraction, to increase the gove...

Adam Smith International |
Document | 2017

This table provides an overview of the regulator role status of some of the emerging NOCs in developing countries, as described in the “NOC and regulator relations” section of the “National Oil Companies (NOCs)” topic on the Extractives Hub.

This brief builds on Gadjah Mada University’s expertise on oil-sector institutions in Indonesia and NRGI’s global research on oil-sector administrative structure and national oil company management, to share: pros and cons of various institutional models under consideration by Indonesian officials, ...

Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) |
Document | 2016

This paper focuses on the activities, revenue flows and governance of Myanmar’s extractive-industry state-owned economic enterprises (SEEs). As Myanmar seeks to build more modern and open oil, gas and mining industries, SEEs active in these sectors will play a critical role. Enhancing the effectiven...

East-West Institute |
Document | 2009

This paper provides an overview of existing research on the outcomes of government ownership and intervention in the energy sector through the example of state-owned oil companies as they compare with their so-called private sector counterparts. The purpose of this analysis is to improve the competi...

Natural Resource Governance Institute |
Document | 2015

This report investigates the story that $20 billion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s oil sale revenues went missing in 2014. The paper offers the first in-depth, independent analysis of how the NNPC, Nigeria's national oil company, sells its oil. The main body of the report de...

United Mexican States |
Document | 2008

Revenue Watch Institute |
Document | 2012

From Ghana to Timor-Leste, many new or prospective oil producers are establishing or reforming national oil companies (NOCs). Their governments are looking at the experience of existing producers to choose an institutional design that can effectively manage their NOCs and foreign oil companies while...